Annals of naming (and lexical semantics and libfixes)

Today’s Zippy wanders across a surreal landscape, with at least two items of linguistic interest: the name of the character Premium Cruiseline (with its modifying noun premium) and the form poodle-napping (with the libfix -nap): These ingredients, in order: The name Premium Cruiseline. Bill Griffith is given to naming Dingburger characters after commercial products of … Continue reading Annals of naming (and lexical semantics and libfixes)